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Capitol Hill Gets Exercised

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Washington Sketch: Capitol Hill Gets Exercised

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank sketches exercise guru Richard Simmons' testimony before the House Education and Labor Committee.

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"No, I wasn't."

Chairman Miller quickly lost control of the hearing, as Simmons questioned witnesses himself ("I think it's education -- what do you think, Doctor?"), referred to himself as "the sweatin' man" and fellow panelist Tim Brown of Oakland Raiders fame as "our football man," and dispensed his views on education policy. "The No Child Left Behind Act was supposed to make our children well-rounded," he said. "Well, it made them rounded."

After the gavel fell, Simmons shed his suit for his workout gear, then bounded over to the Cannon terrace, where "Let's Hear It for the Boy" was playing on loudspeakers. After his Yankee Doodle performance, he spotted a woman in a Jesus T-shirt. "Come here, girl!" he commanded, swinging her across the terrace to "Dancing in the Street."

"Take it around!" he called to the crowd.

"Push it!"

"All right, shake it!"

"Rumble!"

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